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Tuberculosis
Studies from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine reveal new findings on tuberculosis
October 28th, 2008
Data detailed in 'Costs and cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis cultures using solid and liquid media in a developing country' have been presented. According to recent research published in the The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, "The expansion of culture has been proposed to aid tuberculosis (TB) control in developing countries. To examine the cost and cost-effectiveness at the Zambian National TB Reference Laboratory of homemade and commercially produced Löwenstein-Jensen culture (HLJ and CLJ) as well as automated and manually read liquid culture (AMGIT and MMGIT)." "Costs were estimated from the provider's perspective and based on the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-28)
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